Penske Truck Leasing
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| Company type | Joint Venture |
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| Industry | Rentals |
| Founded | December 1, 1969 |
| Headquarters | Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Key people | Roger Penske (Founder & Chairman) Brian Hard (President & CEO) |
| Products | Truck rentals and leasing, fleet maintenance, logistics, used truck sales |
| Revenue | US$5.6 billion |
Number of employees | 26,000 |
| Parent | Penske Corporation |
| Website | www.gopenske.com |
Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. is a joint venture of Penske Corporation, Penske Automotive Group, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., and General Electric Capital. Headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania, the company was founded by Team Penske owner Roger Penske on December 1, 1969. The firm serves customers in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia; among its services are full-service commercial truck leasing, truck fleet maintenance, truck rentals, and used truck sales. The company employs more than 26,000 workers worldwide. Brian Hard is the president and CEO of the company.
Subsidiaries and Units
Penske Truck Rental
Penske Truck Rental is an operating unit of Penske Truck Leasing that has more than 2,000 consumer truck rental locations across the United States and Canada. Penske rents commercial semi-trucks, straight trucks and semi-trailers to businesses that haul freight. Its truck rental fleet has more than 50,000 units. In addition, the business unit also rents trucks ranging from 12 feet in length to 26 feet in length to consumers for do-it-yourself moves that are either local moves or one-way moves. Penske's commercial and consumer rental vehicles are typically branded bright yellow with black lettering and blue stripes.
Penske Logistics
Penske Logistics is a wholly owned subsidiary of Penske Truck Leasing that has operations in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Penske provides supply chain management and logistics services such as dedicated carriage, distribution center management, transportation management, lead logistics, supply chain consulting, and freight brokerage services. This subsidiary is also headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania. Marc Althen is the president of Penske Logistics.
Penske Used Trucks
Penske Used Trucks is an operating unit of Penske Truck Leasing that sells off-lease trucks, semi-trucks, trailers, and other trucking-related equipment directly to businesses and to the used truck wholesale marketplace. This unit sells semi-tractors, semi-trailers, straight trucks, and other equipment for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty transportation applications.
Sponsorship
In the 2009 IndyCar Series, Will Power drove four races for Team Penske with Penske Truck Leasing sponsorship. Teammate Hélio Castroneves had Penske Truck Leasing sponsorship for three races in 2011 and seven races in 2012.
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